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[00:00:04] is suffering from and was forced
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[00:00:38] Welcome, dear viewers, to this new episode of Syria Today.
[00:00:42] of 105 million US In our first hour, we will discuss the signing of agreements
[00:00:47] the priority issues. and memorandums of understanding between Syria and Saudi Arabia, which covered the areas of
[00:00:49] development, health, and defense,
[00:00:52] and therefore mean commitments on and the implications of this step on the economic and military realities and the nature of the relationship
[00:00:56] between Damascus and Riyadh. In our second hour,
[00:01:00] we will cover the statement by the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Ms.
[00:01:03] Hind Gabawat, regarding the proposal to grant citizenship
[00:01:06] to children of Syrian women married to non-Syrians
[00:01:11] I mean, we are in and its reaching the stage
[00:01:12] investment opportunities. of approval. We will discuss its importance and the legal and societal obstacles
[00:01:16] that hinder its implementation. Welcome.
[00:01:36] from these loans. The Kingdom
[00:01:38] part of the signing of
[00:01:44] to militias present in a neighboring
[00:01:48] Syria and Saudi Arabia signed agreements and memorandums
[00:01:51] of understanding in multiple fields, in the presence of
[00:01:57] to the brothers, whether from the Syrian government President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, at Al-Yamamah Palace
[00:02:00] and I was. I mean, I
[00:02:00] and there is a problem in the capital Riyadh. It included several areas, including
[00:02:03] industry, military cooperation,
[00:02:05] and transparency on this and financial services. Agreements and memorandums
[00:02:10] institutions to stand of understanding were signed between
[00:02:13] Syria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Al-Yamamah Palace
[00:02:16] in the capital Riyadh in a visit that is the second of
[00:02:19] its kind in less than a month and at the highest level of
[00:02:22] diplomatic representation, represented by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and the Ministers
[00:02:26] of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance, Industry, Trade,
[00:02:29] and Interior, in addition to the head of the General Intelligence
[00:02:32] Agency. The Presidency
[00:02:35] awaits the brothers, stated that the agreements and memorandums of understanding
[00:02:38] covered the areas of development, infrastructure, energy,
[00:02:41] housing, health, industry, agriculture, and environment, in
[00:02:45] see cooperation on addition to financial services and military cooperation. For
[00:02:48] its part, the Ministry of Finance indicated the signing of six agreements
[00:02:51] for soft development loans with the Saudi Fund for Development
[00:02:55] worth over
[00:02:58] with President 403 million dollars to finance projects in electricity, health,
[00:03:02] housing, water, and civil defense, in addition to digitally
[00:03:07] who live in developing government financial services.
[00:03:07] is our message, to stand with On the military front, the Syrian
[00:03:11] and Saudi Defense Ministers signed a cooperation agreement
[00:03:13] between the two countries. In parallel, and on the diplomatic front,
[00:03:17] the Presidency stated
[00:03:20] to the agreements made with that President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
[00:03:24] discussed bilateral relations
[00:03:26] present in our markets, but in and ways to develop them in various fields, and
[00:03:28] exchanged views on the overall regional
[00:03:33] and therefore it will be easy for and current international situations. The discussions also covered the repercussions of
[00:03:38] of security with any military escalation on regional and international security and stability, the safety of maritime navigation,
[00:03:42] and very powerful the sustainability of energy supplies, and the stability of the global
[00:03:45] economy. The two sides also affirmed the importance of strengthening regional
[00:03:49] it can open for dialogue and international efforts to de-escalate and contain crises,
[00:03:52] and to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy and resolve disputes
[00:03:56] the Ministries of Defense in through peaceful means. While these agreements and memorandums
[00:04:00] of understanding reflect
[00:04:02] in order to develop this increasing rapprochement in Syrian-Saudi relations, observers believe
[00:04:05] that they represent a new step towards expanding cooperation between
[00:04:10] who will primarily drive the two countries in development, it cannot economic, and investment
[00:04:12] files, in parallel with continued political coordination
[00:04:15] on regional issues and
[00:04:19] common
[00:04:20] challenges.
[00:04:24] We will discuss this file with Dr. Abdel Baset Abu Naboot,
[00:04:28] a researcher in international relations from Damascus, and Colonel Mustafa
[00:04:32] or importance of what happened Al-Shaddad, a security and strategic expert from Damascus as well. Welcome to Dr.
[00:04:35] Nasser Al-Garawi, head of the Saudi Center for Studies and Research from
[00:04:39] Riyadh. Welcome, and Mr. Muhammad Nasser Hammou, economic expert
[00:04:43] it confirms your words entirely regarding and financial consultant from Aleppo. Welcome as well. I will start
[00:04:46] with you, Dr. Abdel
[00:04:48] Baset.
[00:04:52] aspect of this These sectors to which these funds
[00:04:55] there are those who play in were distributed, do you think they will go to developing these sectors, or will a part
[00:04:59] of them go to employee salaries in public
[00:05:13] and how they are managed, this depends on the country that receives them and how
[00:05:16] they are followed up and the mechanisms of control over them to implement these
[00:05:20] projects. The priorities now in Syria, I expect, are the beginning of reconstruction
[00:05:24] and the projects that were proposed within these agreements are
[00:05:27] agreements specifically for rebuilding infrastructure, which also contributes to
[00:05:30] opening up this large investment.
[00:05:34] A soft loan, and we will ask what this means. We are also talking
[00:05:37] today about a soft loan, not
[00:05:39] a grant.
[00:05:42] Yes, a soft loan also means light conditions, and it
[00:05:46] is a kind of building, a test for the beginning
[00:05:49] of investment projects. The state that receives these funds
[00:05:52] may sometimes be free to spend
[00:05:56] these funds on
[00:05:59] If the priority is for salaries,
[00:06:02] it will be so, but if the issue of salaries has another
[00:06:06] outlet within the budget or another
[00:06:09] grant available with other support, it may go
[00:06:12] towards it. However, the focus now is on these projects to
[00:06:16] be the first fruits of Saudi investment in preparing
[00:06:19] the infrastructure, which we also hope
[00:06:22] will open up Not
[00:06:26] more than spending
[00:06:29] on the public sector related to operating wages for employees.
[00:06:33] They will have developmental goals, especially since you mentioned
[00:06:37] that soft loans do not have many difficult conditions.
[00:06:40] Exactly,
[00:06:44] exactly. And there are special mechanisms also for monitoring
[00:06:47] and following up on the implementation of these projects, which are
[00:06:50] this agreement.
[00:06:52] Aha, meaning since there is a monitoring mechanism, we must go here
[00:06:56] to Mr. Nasser. Welcome.
[00:07:00] What are the conditions that
[00:07:03] the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia requests
[00:07:08] for this soft loan? Especially since the sectors are specific,
[00:07:11] six sectors. How will these conditions be
[00:07:15] binding and will there be monitoring
[00:07:29] Syrian relations are very strong and have exceeded
[00:07:32] all traditional international
[00:07:35] relations standards, because the Syrian people need
[00:07:38] the Saudi people to stand with them,
[00:07:42] and the stage that Syria is experiencing
[00:07:47] led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
[00:07:50] and the Kingdom has extended its arms
[00:07:54] and opened its heart and also
[00:07:57] opened its doors of support to the Syrian
[00:08:01] people. The visit you mentioned is a recent
[00:08:04] one regarding what the Syrian
[00:08:08] delegation brought
[00:08:10] Al-Sharaa
[00:08:13] and the ministers concerned with such
[00:08:16] sectors. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia discussed,
[00:08:19] through relations and through the joint committee,
[00:08:23] what are the priorities of work that
[00:08:26] Syria needs, whether regarding
[00:08:29] the needs of the people in the first
[00:08:32] place, and also the needs of the government
[00:08:35] regarding strengthening its financial position
[00:08:38] and stability, and also maintaining
[00:08:42] the stability rate and also the stability
[00:08:45] of the Syrian pound, because
[00:08:49] the Kingdom views the Syrian currency as a strong
[00:08:54] regulator in influencing all these matters. The Kingdom
[00:08:58] has opened everything
[00:09:01] with the Syrian brothers through the priorities
[00:09:05] in the government program
[00:09:08] and what are the executive steps,
[00:09:11] because we have passed the stage of spiritual
[00:09:14] partnership and announcing that
[00:09:17] and the return of harmony in Syria
[00:09:20] and the change of the regime to the current
[00:09:23] regime. This role is certainly what
[00:09:27] is inherent in these agreements and what are these
[00:09:31] papers The working papers that
[00:09:35] were discussed, so we in the Kingdom of Saudi
[00:09:38] Arabia see our role as a pioneering and leading role
[00:09:41] for such matters, because we are
[00:09:44] responsible before the Syrian people that
[00:09:47] we are keen that the Syrian people
[00:09:51] and the Syrian government are within their program
[00:09:54] and within their direction at the highest
[00:09:57] levels of security and stability and also
[00:10:01] development. Yes, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as
[00:10:04] you mentioned, has been standing by the Syrian people and the Syrian government since the first moment
[00:10:08] of liberation, and before that, it stood by the Syrian
[00:10:11] people. But before we delve into
[00:10:14] the details of the figures, I will go
[00:10:17] to Mr. Muhammad Nasser Hammou.
[00:10:20] In your opinion, does going to Saudi Arabia now, at this time, mean that
[00:10:25] there is an economic crisis that the country
[00:10:29] to take this
[00:10:42] is that Syria needs to develop these
[00:10:46] sectors, and therefore
[00:10:49] it went to Saudi Arabia to sign these agreements
[00:10:53] and these loans.
[00:10:56] The soft development loans worth
[00:10:59] 403 million dollars that
[00:11:02] will cover many sectors, as I and you
[00:11:05] mentioned. These loans are commitments,
[00:11:09] not grants. These loans, if they are
[00:11:12] soft development loans, then they are loans
[00:11:17] the Syrian government, and therefore
[00:11:21] the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as
[00:11:24] part of its plans for loans, which you mentioned, that
[00:11:27] the loans are disbursed
[00:11:30] based on the percentage of completion, and this
[00:11:34] is the method of contracting with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I
[00:11:37] do not entirely agree with what you said
[00:11:41] about these loans going
[00:11:43] to
[00:11:45] pay salaries or pensions for employees. On the contrary,
[00:11:48] the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia grants these
[00:11:52] loans based on
[00:11:59] Mr. Muhammad, we asked if they would go to operational salaries or
[00:12:02] to development sectors to develop them. Always,
[00:12:06] always, always, development loans go to
[00:12:10] their intended purpose for which they were taken.
[00:12:13] Therefore, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[00:12:16] operational is part of developing these sectors, and you know
[00:12:20] that there are large numbers of public sector employees
[00:12:25] with this. There are, there are, there are, there are greater
[00:12:29] needs than the issue of employee salaries. There are
[00:12:33] electricity, health, civil defense, and water sectors.
[00:12:37] These need repair
[00:12:40] and need equipment and tools, etc.
[00:12:43] These sectors and this good financial injection
[00:12:47] in its place and time
[00:12:49] will help with the issue of pressing liquidity according
[00:12:53] to the completion rates. It will alleviate the burden on the public
[00:12:57] budget in some sectors, whether health or civil defense,
[00:13:00] etc. All these loans come
[00:13:04] as a state of
[00:13:06] emergency for the situation
[00:13:10] in reconstruction and development in Syria. Of course, the size
[00:13:13] of the requirements and needs is large, but these
[00:13:17] loans come in a state that is an
[00:13:20] emergency state to start the Syrian development process
[00:13:24] and to be
[00:13:29] And especially since it was indicated that its conditions are easy
[00:13:33] or that it does not have harsh
[00:13:36] conditions, as expected. These restrictions
[00:13:40] will be disbursed according to these loans according
[00:13:45] the Syrian government. And these loans
[00:13:47] will be repaid over a period that is not long-term,
[00:13:51] but it is long and facilitated, and I think it has
[00:13:55] no interest, etc.,
[00:13:58] the Syrian government to repay it and to repay
[00:14:01] its commitments to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
[00:14:04] which is appreciated for these loans that
[00:14:07] will help the Syrian
[00:14:11] economy to develop and recover. Yes, Mr. Mustafa,
[00:14:14] within this visit, a cooperation agreement
[00:14:18] was signed between
[00:14:21] the two countries. In your opinion, how will
[00:14:25] this agreement work and how will this soft
[00:14:28] loan be utilized within this agreement? I mean,
[00:14:32] what kind of agreement is it?
[00:14:36] A defense agreement that can be signed
[00:14:39] by the defense ministers in Syria and the Kingdom of
[00:14:42] Saudi Arabia?
[00:14:53] the reading
[00:14:57] in Riyadh recently, or reading what happened in Riyadh,
[00:15:01] is only related to the value of the economic agreements
[00:15:05] that were signed, or even just signing defense
[00:15:08] cooperation, frankly. Secondly,
[00:15:11] I do not believe that soft loans are even related
[00:15:15] to the issue of the defense cooperation
[00:15:18] agreement that took place between the Syrian Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of
[00:15:22] There are political messages more than the issue of the loan. And more than
[00:15:25] the issue of the defense agreement. This is what you want to say,
[00:15:29] right? That's right, that's right. Frankly,
[00:15:32] we are facing developments
[00:15:35] on the strategic, political, and military levels, more
[00:15:39] broadly. The question that
[00:15:42] arises, what is the question
[00:15:45] that we should talk about now, not what
[00:15:48] the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will offer to Syria, whether
[00:15:51] regarding the Ministry of Defense or from the security side, but what is the role,
[00:15:55] or what is the place that Syria will occupy
[00:15:58] in the regional security equation, frankly?
[00:16:02] If we want to read
[00:16:04] the agreement, I mean, as a military person, frankly, we
[00:16:08] do not focus on merely signing an agreement, but rather
[00:16:11] on what are the clauses, commitments,
[00:16:14] and defensive capabilities regarding the clauses and commitments,
[00:16:17] but ultimately, the equation has winners. What is expected
[00:16:21] from the Kingdom to Syria in defense matters,
[00:16:24] and what will Syria
[00:16:26] offer in return?
[00:16:28] There should be winners in this
[00:16:30] equation.
[00:16:33] That's right, that's right. We are facing a defense cooperation agreement.
[00:16:37] And we must differentiate between a defense cooperation agreement
[00:16:40] and a defense alliance agreement.
[00:16:43] There is, I mean, there is a difference between the two.
[00:16:48] the frameworks that have taken place currently, we are talking about a defense
[00:16:52] cooperation agreement. Yes, both parties benefit from
[00:16:55] it. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia benefits from it, and the Syrian state
[00:16:59] benefits from it. Each of them has their strategic goals, and each
[00:17:03] of them has interests. There are common interests and there are intersections.
[00:17:06] Madam, we are aware at the regional
[00:17:09] level of what the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is suffering from
[00:17:12] in regional files and what Syria is suffering from. And we want
[00:17:15] to talk about that there is a party for the Kingdom
[00:17:18] of Saudi Arabia related
[00:17:21] country that are attacking the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There are
[00:17:25] also militias on the Syrian border that are tampering with
[00:17:28] some matters in the Syrian security files.
[00:17:31] There is a wide regional war
[00:17:34] waged by the United States of America and Israel against.
[00:17:38] It includes Saudi Arabia. Iran attacks sites in the Kingdom
[00:17:42] of Saudi Arabia. And there is also a country
[00:17:45] that attacks Syria and enters southern
[00:17:48] Syria and tampers with Syrian security. So if
[00:17:52] we want to talk more broadly, there are common
[00:17:56] interests between the two countries. There
[00:17:58] is a common vision for Prince Mohammed bin Salman
[00:18:02] and for President Ahmed Al-Sharaa. There is a common vision for the entire
[00:18:05] regional file. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seeks for Syria to be a pivotal
[00:18:09] state, a state that achieves regional security, a state
[00:18:13] that can protect its borders. I mean, this
[00:18:17] is a strategic interest for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
[00:18:20] Therefore, we
[00:18:23] the financial and military sides. We will discuss
[00:18:26] in detail how this defense cooperation will be,
[00:18:30] what the two parties can offer each other, especially since the matter,
[00:18:33] as you said, comes within regional transformations and
[00:18:37] perhaps strategic changes in the region. I will go
[00:18:41] back to Dr. Abdel Baset.
[00:18:43] What about Syria's policy regarding not borrowing?
[00:18:47] Has Syria started to change this policy, and is
[00:18:51] this soft loan that it received
[00:18:54] from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[00:18:57] a beginning to borrowing, and perhaps
[00:19:00] Syria will later go to the International Monetary
[00:19:04] Fund?
[00:19:07] Yes, indeed. Perhaps Syria was slow in moving
[00:19:11] towards borrowing, especially large conditional loans or
[00:19:14] World Bank loans. But at the same time, it opened the door for
[00:19:18] the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to come to Syria and reconsider and
[00:19:21] re-engage in case it is able to provide
[00:19:24] certain grants that would raise the level of digital
[00:19:27] transformation and financial transformation in Syria, on the one hand. In addition, these grants are needed by Syria.
[00:19:31] They are grants provided by the international community from these two institutions, the International
[00:19:35] Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Syria also,
[00:19:38] in its policy, was trying to support that the Syrian
[00:19:42] people themselves, or Syrian investors, Syrian investors, are the ones
[00:19:47] the Syrian economy. And Syrian investment opportunities are expected
[00:19:51] to change if there is a change that starts
[00:19:54] with, I mean, soft loans, and we go
[00:19:58] to more conditional loans, especially, we repeat again,
[00:20:01] the relationship with the International Monetary Fund as borrowing, not
[00:20:04] as grants.
[00:20:08] Exactly, it started as grants, but there is no doubt that Syria is currently
[00:20:12] subject to some political pressures that may make
[00:20:15] it suffer from an exacerbation of the economic
[00:20:18] issue and an inability to manage it significantly, which may
[00:20:22] be one of the issues on the table
[00:20:25] is to go towards borrowing from the International Monetary
[00:20:28] Fund and the World Bank. The fear from this cooperation or from
[00:20:32] these loans is that they may be an entry point to
[00:20:35] control political decision-making in Syria. So far, there
[00:20:39] is no great tendency to enter through the wide door. There
[00:20:44] and a gradual political rapprochement, and we
[00:20:48] now indeed see caution. Investment and the economy coming to
[00:20:51] Syria are based on readings that may differ
[00:20:55] from one country to another, but the serious Saudi intervention
[00:20:58] in, I mean, supporting projects, even if they are small
[00:21:01] development projects, this gives an indicator of stability
[00:21:05] and seriousness that everyone else can also come
[00:21:08] with this seriousness and trust. Syria, I mean, it relies
[00:21:13] being able to recover on their own, but at the same time, it needs
[00:21:17] support from real and serious partners.
[00:21:21] Okay, Doctor Nasser.
[00:21:24] The emergency and civil defense sector
[00:21:28] leads this loan with an amount
[00:21:32] dollars. Why this particular sector?
[00:21:36] Is it perhaps part of the "Syria without
[00:21:39] Camps" plan? Why is the support for this particular
[00:21:42] sector, or the largest amount of the loan, going to this sector
[00:21:59] Regarding the financial aspect,
[00:22:03] the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
[00:22:06] does not go to
[00:22:09] the International
[00:22:11] Monetary Fund project, nor the World Bank, nor even
[00:22:15] countries that go to countries, even if they are
[00:22:18] neighboring or from. The nature of
[00:22:22] its policy is to benefit
[00:22:26] does not view the loan as having
[00:22:29] a benefit that returns to it.
[00:22:32] It wants to give and provide financial
[00:22:36] coverage to the Syrian government
[00:22:39] because the Syrian government needs
[00:22:42] such a Saudi role, and
[00:22:47] in the Gulf or in the Arab world,
[00:22:50] do not imagine that the Arab world can, I mean,
[00:22:53] is capable of that, but the Gulf specifically.
[00:22:56] And here comes the role
[00:22:59] of the Syrian government in activating the relationship
[00:23:03] between current Syria
[00:23:05] and some countries that
[00:23:08] have the capability and the possibility
[00:23:11] to go to Egypt During the past period, there
[00:23:15] was an activation of relations between the Syrian
[00:23:17] state
[00:23:29] Now, can we say that a new phase has begun with real support from Gulf
[00:23:33] countries, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at its head,
[00:23:36] that we will see real material support, different from
[00:23:39] the previous phase, and why now? Allow me,
[00:23:42] sister Rabaa, to give me a chance to clarify
[00:23:45] this message to the Syrian people. The Kingdom
[00:23:49] of Saudi Arabia, when you mentioned
[00:23:52] and we know that, and this is our duty, and this is our destiny, and this
[00:23:57] the Syrian people and any Arab
[00:24:00] people. When we stood with the Syrian people
[00:24:03] to restore its standing and life
[00:24:07] and stability, Syrian goods were
[00:24:10] until recently, and Syrian products were
[00:24:16] the old regime, may God keep it away
[00:24:20] from the hearts of Syrians, and the Kingdom
[00:24:24] has a vision and ability
[00:24:27] and also a challenge to
[00:24:30] restore Syria to what it was, as much as
[00:24:34] the Kingdom can, whether regarding lifting
[00:24:36] sanctions, as Prince Mohammed did with
[00:24:40] the Syrian government and with
[00:24:43] the American President. We in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
[00:24:47] as a people and a leadership,
[00:24:51] view this role as a beginning, not
[00:24:54] an end. A beginning, but also,
[00:24:58] absorb astronomical
[00:25:02] figures of loans and funds
[00:25:05] that may go to directions like what is happening
[00:25:08] now in the brotherly country of Iraq. We
[00:25:12] believe that the amount of rain, when it falls
[00:25:15] gently, the land benefits from it,
[00:25:18] not
[00:25:28] And within a specific time, but also the Kingdom has
[00:25:32] a desire to achieve for Syria the ability
[00:25:36] to develop and invest these funds. The other
[00:25:40] aspect, the most important
[00:25:42] vision, is that
[00:25:45] the outer space
[00:25:49] and social media, or malicious people, or
[00:25:51] those who abuse the Saudi government and the brothers
[00:25:55] in Syria, that the military agreement between
[00:25:59] the goal of which is integration.
[00:26:02] The role between the Kingdom and Syria. We, we
[00:26:05] are all in one boat, and the region is heading towards great
[00:26:09] changes, and the Kingdom looks at what
[00:26:12] is happening today, specifically what is happening
[00:26:15] in some parts of the people or Syrian
[00:26:18] territories of unrest. The Kingdom does not want
[00:26:22] such matters to continue as they were with ISIS
[00:26:26] and as they were with the previous regime. The Kingdom
[00:26:29] will be by Syria's side, but
[00:26:33] is not defined by what is
[00:26:36] defined by a ruler and a pen. The Saudi-Syrian
[00:26:39] relationship
[00:26:43] is a relationship of dialogue for the future,
[00:26:47] building, building Syria
[00:26:49] and building Saudi Arabia to be, because Syria
[00:26:52] is, I mean, the incubator
[00:26:55] for Arab action in the region.
[00:26:59] And we view it as our deep Syrian depth.
[00:27:02] And Iraq is also another depth, but we lost
[00:27:05] it at one point and it moved out of
[00:27:08] the circle of priorities. We are restoring what we had between us, and this
[00:27:12] is certainly what is happening. As for the upcoming
[00:27:15] development projects, they are the beginning
[00:27:19] of a series and a very large number
[00:27:22] and astronomical figures that will not live. We will discuss this point
[00:27:26] specifically, what are the future plans, because it seems
[00:27:30] , as you said, Dr. Nasser, that there is a new policy regarding
[00:27:33] loans, support, and grants
[00:27:37] provided to Syria by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in more than
[00:27:52] you said, regarding international
[00:27:55] institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund,
[00:27:59] and some sectors where the Kingdom played a very significant
[00:28:02] role and did not announce it, and the Kingdom usually does not announce
[00:28:06] what it achieves, it pressured these two international
[00:28:12] with the Syrian people, to stand
[00:28:15] with them and also the European group.
[00:28:18] It also played with the United States of America on the issue of lifting
[00:28:22] sanctions. This was a clear role, and the white hands
[00:28:25] of the Kingdom were clear, other than the political aspect,
[00:28:29] the aspect of support, except that
[00:28:32] the international institution bears a large part of
[00:28:35] its responsibility towards restoring the Syrian people to their
[00:28:39] previous life. Yes, yes. Mr.
[00:28:42] Muhammad Hammou, if we ask you also, within all these projects,
[00:28:45] and because we want to talk about numbers, in your opinion,
[00:28:49] the distribution of these 403 million dollars
[00:28:52] to sectors, led by the emergency and civil
[00:28:55] defense sector, does it really mean, as I asked Dr. Nasser a moment ago,
[00:28:58] It will serve its plan for a Syria without camps. This is
[00:29:02] a very important point, and
[00:29:06] our Syrian people
[00:29:09] the camps are waiting for it. They want to return to their
[00:29:12] original areas.
[00:29:15] Uh, I mean, actually, my dear, in every matter, it is necessary
[00:29:19] to define things in one way or another. It is the integration
[00:29:23] of security with economy. Both the Syrian
[00:29:26] and Saudi governments realize that if these developmental
[00:29:30] loans exist, there must be a defensive plan to
[00:29:34] ensure the continuity and survival of these developmental
[00:29:38] projects, and thus the integration
[00:29:40] economy. The summary of the agreements
[00:29:44] that took place between the Syrian government and
[00:29:47] the Saudi government is actually the redevelopment
[00:29:51] of the civil defense sector because it is a sector
[00:29:55] that needs equipment and needs
[00:29:57] mechanisms and needs a plan
[00:30:00] and equipment. Non-combat
[00:30:05] sector and prepare it well comes
[00:30:09] within the framework of the plan to end the displacement
[00:30:12] in Syria and comes within the plan
[00:30:14] to end the situation of displaced people
[00:30:18] and refugees and camps, and this also comes in support
[00:30:22] of the housing development sector and the health
[00:30:25] sector, and thus giving this priority to the Ministry
[00:30:29] of Emergency
[00:30:31] with non-combat equipment will help this sector
[00:30:35] in redevelopment and in its formation to rehabilitate
[00:30:38] the damaged housing units with an amount of 60 million dollars, and this
[00:30:42] confirms your words. I mean,
[00:30:45] securing this sector and securing civil defense
[00:30:49] and supporting it. Yes, yes, yes,
[00:30:52] yes. And thus, and thus, it is very clear through
[00:30:56] the agreements that have been concluded that the plan of the Syrian government.